Clinical Practicum

Field Experience Required Preparation Academic Year Pre-Fall Fall Term Winter Term Spring Term
Overview Check List & Key Assessments ESOL September Experience Field Observation Clinical Student Practicum Clinical Student Teaching

1. EDST 609 Clinical Practicum Guidelines (typically winter term)

FOCUS of Practicum gives candidate the opportunity to initiate instructional practice and to gradually take over to preparing, instructing, and assessing a single course.  Should a student not complete or pass course and/or field placement requirements, student will be required to repeat this portion before moving on with the practicum sequence.

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Focus Elementary Mid-High
Teacher candidate to be on-site for a minimum of 20 hours a week for ten weeks (at least 200 hours, may include ESOL hours) X X
Candidates completes required evidence and teaches a minimum of one standard class/subject area for at least: 6 Weeks 7 Weeks
Where possible, spend time observing and/or assisting in an English Language Development (ELD) classroom in order to meet ESOL endorsement requirements X X
Candidates maintains Time Log in online TK20 system and submits them to CT for sign off by end of term. X X

A. Candidate Expectations

Expectations regarding student contact time and negotiating a classroom schedule will be determined at the initial triad meeting and recorded on the Common Agreements form.

  • If there is an observed holiday or the school is closed for other reasons, candidates may count that day as part of the total.
  • Candidates will be allowed no more than two personal/professional days to be used during the term for illness, appointments, and/or job search/interviews.
  • Candidates should leave lessons plans and arrange for the CT or a sub to teach classes if an absence is unavoidable.

Cooperating Teacher Observations

  • Cooperating teachers are strongly encouraged to give regular feedback to teacher candidates.
  • CTs formally observe and provide feedback (written or oral) for teacher candidates, at least twice during the term, as well as feedback on lesson planning
  • University supervisor will be collecting information on these observations and feedback.

University Supervisor Observations and Required Evidence

TCs will be observed at least four times by their University Supervisors per term, with two being formally scored. Each observation should include:

  • A formal lesson plan written by the candidate; submitted in advance of the lesson. Two of these are to be scored on the UO Lesson Plan Rubric
  • A pre-observation conference with teacher candidate and supervisor to discuss observational objective for the lesson (“Look Fors”).
  • A post-conference meeting that includes discussion on data taken during the observation and any targeted support determined by the University Supervisor. Candidates are encouraged to share these observations with their CT.

Triad Meetings

  • Triad Conferences include the Supervisor, Candidate, and Cooperative Teacher and occur five times over the student teaching experience
  • The University Supervisor will arrange a triad conference with the candidate and cooperative at the beginning of Winter term, to review program requirements, goals and scheduling.
  • In both Winter and Spring terms, two more evaluation conferences will occur: at midterm and at the end of the term to review the Framework for Equitable and Excellent Teaching (FEET) forms

Teacher Candidate Team Meetings

Each Supervisor conducts bi-monthly team meetings with all of their teacher candidates. The purpose of the team meetings is for candidates to share insights about their teaching, and for the supervisor to assist candidates with planning lessons and developing work samples

Assessments of Practicum

  1. Framework for Equitable and Excellent Teaching (FEET): The supervisor evaluates professional practices and dispositions twice per term via the FEET evaluation tool.
  2. Lesson Plans: Two lesson plans will be scored during the term using the lesson plan rubric (see appendix)
  3. Observations: Two observations will be scored during the term using the observation rubric (see appendix)

Remediation/Plan of Assistance

Remediation or a plan of assistance is initiated when a teacher candidate is needing more support to meet the teaching performance standards. Remediation or a plan of assistance can be initiated by the university supervisor with input from various stakeholders and should include the placement coordinators and/or program director. The plan is to be a formative instrument for the student teaching placement. The plan functions as a contract, with specific goals and timeline. The teacher candidate can ask for additional support and review of the plan.

Additionally, behavior/conduct in a field placement that falls outside the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission’s Ethical Educator standards may be grounds for immediate dismissal from the UOTeach Oregon Teacher licensure program.

B. Practicum Completion Chart

Practicum Placement Potential Next Steps

Passing

 

NOTE: add assessment points

1.   200 Hours in classroom (signed time log)

2.   2 Lesson Plan Rubric (TK20)

·     Part-time: minimum score of 10

3.   2 Observation Rubric (TK20)

·     Part-time: minimum score of 10

4.   Professional Growth Assessment (PGA)

Overall rating of 2 on each of the six major standards during the term part-time supervised practicum is completed. Within each major standard, the candidate must earn a rating of 2 on at least 50% of the items.

Continue to Spring Term Student Teaching
No-Pass or Incomplete

Any of the following may result in a no-pass grade:

1. Lesson Plan Rubric (tk20)

·   Part-time: minimum score of 10

·   If no pass, lesson plan may be revised and turned back in one time for a new score OR teacher candidate may turn in a new lesson plan to be scored.

2. Observation Rubric (TK20)

·   Part-time: minimum score of 10

·   If no pass, supervisor will score an additional observation.

·   If no pass on additional observation, UOTeach placement coordinator or director will do an observation

·   A plan of assistance may then be put in place

3. Professional Growth Assessment (PGA)

Less than an overall rating of 2 on each of the six major standards during the term part-time supervised practicum is completed. Within each major standard, the candidate must earn a rating of 2 on at least 50% of the items.

1.   Any performance gaps identified may result in a Plan of Assistance.

·   UOTeach core faculty will supervise the creation of a plan of assistance with the supervisor and it will be signed by the teacher candidate. The plan will detail the candidate’s areas for improvement.

2.   Any teacher candidate with an incomplete will not begin their full-time student teaching until the incomplete is cleared

3.   Any teacher candidate with a no-pass grade in practicum, will repeat the practicum, which result in an extra term.

4.   Candidate may repeat a practicum only one time.

5.   If candidate takes a leave from UOTeach, readmission to the program will not be considered until after 5.

Alternative If teacher candidate has incompletes or is not passing, they may choose to apply to pursue the MEd without the licensure